by Sara Olstad | Mar 5, 2014 | Living, Politics
WASHINGTON — The Senate should take up a bill to raise the minimum wage to $10.10, two Democratic senators said Wednesday, despite a congressional report saying the proposed nearly $3 hike would cost 500,000 jobs. Sens. Barbara Boxer, D-Calif., and Mazie Hirono,...
by Ellen Garrison | Mar 5, 2014 | Business
WASHINGTON – Seated under a painting of former Rep. Barney Frank, Republican Rep. Patrick McHenry attacked Frank’s signature financial reform legislation at a hearing on the growth of federal regulation and its impact on the international markets. Witnesses criticized...
by Sophia Bollag | Mar 5, 2014 | Health & Science
WASHINGTON — Military medical personnel should prioritize new technology and work with private health care providers to improve medicine for both veterans and civilians, a panel of experts at the Reserve Officers Association said Wednesday. Through their use of data...
by Jonathan Palmer | Mar 5, 2014 | Education
WASHINGTON— States are making progress in improving academic standards, student outcomes and teacher effectiveness, but are still moving too slowing, according to national studies on state education policy. Education Week magazine, the National Council on Teacher...
by Christophe Haubursin | Mar 5, 2014 | Business, Health & Science
WASHINGTON — Tech magnate Elon Musk wants in on the Defense Department’s satellite space race, for capitalism’s sake. At a Senate hearing Wednesday, Musk, the CEO of electric car maker Tesla Motors, pushed for opening up satellite launch services to free market...
by Preetisha Sen | Mar 5, 2014 | Business, Politics
WASHINGTON – One day after President Barack Obama unveiled his 2015 budget, Treasury Secretary Jacob Lew highlighted its strengths before the Senate Finance Committee, but also faced a sharp critique from Republicans. “It supports the ongoing recovery and invests in...
by Jessica Floum | Mar 5, 2014 | National Security
WASHINGTON – Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel and Joint Chiefs Chairman Gen. Martin Dempsey Wednesday supported the Obama administration’s diplomatic approach to de-escalation in Ukraine during unremitting questioning on Capitol Hill. “This is a time for wise and steady...
by Sophia Bollag | Mar 4, 2014 | Health & Science
Although the Affordable Care Act initially called for all states to expand Medicaid by Jan. 1, the Supreme Court ruled states could decide for themselves whether to expand Medicaid. Click the map for more information on Medicaid expansion by state. Status of Medicaid...
by Jeanne Kuang | Mar 4, 2014 | Education, Politics
WASHINGTON — Speaking at a District of Columbia elementary school, President Barack Obama Tuesday proposed a $68.6 billion education budget that would devote significant new funds to universal preschool access and other programs aimed at educational equity for...
by Cat Zakrzewski | Mar 4, 2014 | Politics
WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama Tuesday proposed an ambitious 2015 budget that seeks to address economic inequality in America, but Republicans are already criticizing the president’s spending priorities heading into midterm elections. The budget, totaling $3.901...
by Sylvan Lane | Mar 4, 2014 | Health & Science
WASHINGTON—The House Subcommittee on Government Operations took its best shot Tuesday at untangling mixed messages stemming from the White House’s policy that marijuana should remain illegal and some states’ decisions to legalize it. But in the end, the subcommittee...
by Stephanie Haines | Mar 4, 2014 | National Security, Politics
WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama’s next steps in responding to the Russian intervention in Crimea are crucial, a Heritage Foundation panel said Tuesday. Over the weekend, armed Russian forces made their presence felt in the Crimean Peninsula, a part of Ukraine,...
